Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — al-Ma’idah 5:107

Testimony of Two Just Witnesses for the Final Will and Testament This honorable Ayah contains a glorious ruling from Allah. Allah’s statement, يِـأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ شَهَـدَةُ بَيْنِكُمْ إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ حِينَ الْوَصِيَّةِ اثْنَانِ (O you who believe! When death approaches any of you, and you make a bequest, then take the testimony of two…) […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — al-Ma’idah 5:108

Testimony of Two Just Witnesses for the Final Will and Testament This honorable Ayah contains a glorious ruling from Allah. Allah’s statement, يِـأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ شَهَـدَةُ بَيْنِكُمْ إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ حِينَ الْوَصِيَّةِ اثْنَانِ (O you who believe! When death approaches any of you, and you make a bequest, then take the testimony of two…) […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — al-Ma’idah 5:109

The Messengers ﷺ Will be Asked About Their Nations Allah states that on the Day of Resurrection, He will ask the Messengers about how their nations, to whom He sent them, answered and responded to their teachings. Allah said in other Ayat, فَلَنَسْـَلَنَّ الَّذِينَ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَلَنَسْـَلَنَّ الْمُرْسَلِينَ (Then surely, We shall question those (people) […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — al-Ma’idah 5:110

Reminding `Isa of the Favors that Allah Granted him Allah mentions how He blessed His servant and Messenger, `Isa, son of Maryam, and the miracles and extraordinary acts He granted him. Allah said, اذْكُرْ نِعْمَتِى عَلَيْكَ (Remember My favor to you) when I created you from your mother, without male intervention, and made you a […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — al-Ma’idah 5:111

Reminding `Isa of the Favors that Allah Granted him Allah mentions how He blessed His servant and Messenger, `Isa, son of Maryam, and the miracles and extraordinary acts He granted him. Allah said, اذْكُرْ نِعْمَتِى عَلَيْكَ (Remember My favor to you) when I created you from your mother, without male intervention, and made you a […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — al-Ma’idah 5:101

قُلْ (Say,) O Muhammad , لاَّ يَسْتَوِى الْخَبِيثُ وَالطَّيِّبُ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَكَ (Not equal are the bad things and the good things, even though they may please you) O human, كَثْرَةُ الْخَبِيثِ (the abundance of bad.) This Ayah means, the little permissible is better than the abundant evil. فَاتَّقُواْ اللَّهَ يأُوْلِى الأَلْبَـبِ (have Taqwa of Allah, […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — al-Ma’idah 5:102

قُلْ (Say,) O Muhammad , لاَّ يَسْتَوِى الْخَبِيثُ وَالطَّيِّبُ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَكَ (Not equal are the bad things and the good things, even though they may please you) O human, كَثْرَةُ الْخَبِيثِ (the abundance of bad.) This Ayah means, the little permissible is better than the abundant evil. فَاتَّقُواْ اللَّهَ يأُوْلِى الأَلْبَـبِ (have Taqwa of Allah, […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — al-Ma’idah 5:103

The Meaning of Bahirah, Sa’ibah, Wasilah and Ham Al-Bukhari recorded that Sa`id bin Al-Musayyib said, “The Bahirah is a female camel whose milk was spared for the idols and no one was allowed to milk it. The Sa’ibah is a female camel let loose for free pasture for the idols, and nothing was allowed to […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — al-Ma’idah 5:104

The Meaning of Bahirah, Sa’ibah, Wasilah and Ham Al-Bukhari recorded that Sa`id bin Al-Musayyib said, “The Bahirah is a female camel whose milk was spared for the idols and no one was allowed to milk it. The Sa’ibah is a female camel let loose for free pasture for the idols, and nothing was allowed to […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — al-Ma’idah 5:105

One is Required to Reform Himself First Allah commands His believing servants to reform themselves and to do as many righteous deeds as possible. He also informs them that whoever reforms himself, he would not be affected by the wickedness of the wicked, whether they were his relatives or otherwise. Imam Ahmad recorded that Qays […]